# The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Amendment Regulations 1999, Regulation 2: Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations


(1) Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (interpretation) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a) in the appropriate alphabetical position insert—
““Charges Regulations” means the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 1989;
“directed services” means additional pharmaecutical services;
“pharmaceutical services” means pharmaceutical services other than directed services;
“Remission of Charges Regulations” means the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations 1988;”; and
(b) for the definition of “prescription form” substitute ““prescription form” means a form provided by a Health Authority, a Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, a Health and Social Services Board constituted under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, or an NHS trust, and issued by a doctor, dentist or nurse prescriber to enable a person to obtain pharmaceutical services.”.
(3) In paragraph (1A) (which describes nurse prescribers who may issue prescription forms), in each of sub-paragraphs (a)(iii) and (b)(ii), for the words “or by a pilot scheme provider in connection with the provision of” substitute the words, “or who, at that time, is assisting in the performance of”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/696/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pharmaceutical-services-amendment-regulations-1999/regulation-2
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